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Preview: Alliance Française de Singapour presents the 2026 French Excellence Programme – À TABLE!

Wine, like art, is never just about what’s in the glass. It carries memory, place, ritual and emotion, ideas that sit at the heart of À TABLE!, the latest edition of the French Excellence Programme by Alliance Française de Singapour. Running from 7 February to 18 April 2026, the sixth instalment of the programme invites audiences to explore French winemaking not only as a craft, … Continue reading Preview: Alliance Française de Singapour presents the 2026 French Excellence Programme – À TABLE!

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★★☆☆☆ Theatre Review: Congratulations, Get Rich! by Singapore Repertory Theatre, La Boite Theatre and Sydney Theatre Company

SRT, La Boite Theatre and Sydney Theatre Company’s karaoke-inspired ghost story struggles to find the note. Singapore Repertory Theatre’s Congratulations, Get Rich! arrives with an impressive pedigree, marking a first-time co-production between SRT, Sydney Theatre Company, and Brisbane’s La Boite Theatre. Written by and starring Merlynn Tong, the play promises a raucous blend of karaoke comedy, family tragedy, and ghostly intervention. On paper, it sounds … Continue reading ★★☆☆☆ Theatre Review: Congratulations, Get Rich! by Singapore Repertory Theatre, La Boite Theatre and Sydney Theatre Company

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An Interview with the cast of SRT and La Boite Theatre’s ‘Congratulations, Get Rich!’

Fresh from its acclaimed world premiere in Brisbane, Congratulations, Get Rich! makes its Singapore debut this October, a wickedly funny, heartwarming ghost story that celebrates the beautiful, chaotic mess of being alive. Co-produced by La Boite Theatre, Singapore Repertory Theatre, and Sydney Theatre Company, the play follows Mandy, a woman fighting to save her beloved karaoke business, only to have the night take a supernatural … Continue reading An Interview with the cast of SRT and La Boite Theatre’s ‘Congratulations, Get Rich!’

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Preview: Congratulations, Get Rich! by Singapore Repertory Theatre, La Boite Theatre and Sydney Theatre Company

A karaoke bar. A birthday meltdown. A ghostly mother who won’t stay dead. Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) is proud to present the Singapore premiere of Congratulations, Get Rich!, a bold and hilarious new play written by and starring Singaporean-Australian artist Merlynn Tong. In a first of its kind co-production between Sydney Theatre Company, La Boite Theatre in Brisbane and SRT, this genre-bending comedy opens at … Continue reading Preview: Congratulations, Get Rich! by Singapore Repertory Theatre, La Boite Theatre and Sydney Theatre Company

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★★★★☆ Theatre Review: Fried Rice Paradise – The Makan Party by Singapore Repertory Theatre

A raucous night of competition between reinvention and tradition in SRT’s delicious new immersive dining experience of Fried Rice Paradise. Dick Lee’s Fried Rice Paradise is a curious part of Singapore theatre history. Across four stage and screen versions from 1991 till now, it has never once stuck to the same script. Originally a cheeky little song in the 1970s, it became a musical in … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Theatre Review: Fried Rice Paradise – The Makan Party by Singapore Repertory Theatre

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SRT’s Fried Rice Paradise – The Makan Party: An Interview with director Danny Yeo

Dick Lee’s Fried Rice Paradise first hit the stage in 1991, serving up a sizzling Singaporean classic cooked with vibrant characters and a spicy family feud. At the heart of this flavourful feast was Choo Bee Lian, the matriarch of a famous fried rice chain, ready to hang up her wok, but her two daughters, Bee Lee and Bee Hoon, are locked in a fierce … Continue reading SRT’s Fried Rice Paradise – The Makan Party: An Interview with director Danny Yeo

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Preview: Fried Rice Paradise – The Makan Party by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Following the sold-out success of Por Por’s Big Fat Surprise Wedding in 2023 and 2024, Singapore Repertory Theatre is back with another exciting dinner theatre experience – and this time, it’s dishing out a full-flavoured battle of the wok. Fried Rice Paradise – The Makan Party invites audiences to tuck into an evening of laughter, family love, and legendary local flavours. At the heart of … Continue reading Preview: Fried Rice Paradise – The Makan Party by Singapore Repertory Theatre

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Arts, Children's Theatre, Review, Theatre, Theatres

Review: The Lost Lending Library by Punchdrunk Enrichment

Punchdrunk makes its Singapore debut with an immersive show for young audiences, and conjuring up the magic of storytelling. Making a name for themselves as masters of sprawling, immersive theatre, UK’s Punchdrunk brings its educational wing to Singapore for the first time, with their children’s theatre show The Lost Lending Library at the Esplanade, focusing on crafting a sprawling world where storytelling takes centrestage. Playing … Continue reading Review: The Lost Lending Library by Punchdrunk Enrichment

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Review: Crack the Case – Mind Hunter by Sight Lines Entertainment

Messing with the supernatural in this immersive murder mystery. Everyone loves a good mystery, particularly if it surrounds a grisly crime. In Sight Lines Entertainment’s latest venture, the team is once again elevating the live entertainment experience with Crack the Case: Mind Hunter, as you enter the mind of a criminal, and save his victims before it’s too late. Written and directed by Krish Natarajan … Continue reading Review: Crack the Case – Mind Hunter by Sight Lines Entertainment

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★★★★☆ Review: Por Por’s Big Fat Surprise Wedding by Singapore Repertory Theatre

SRT ends the year with a riotous dinner theatre production about a lust for life. In 1998, the Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) went where no local theatre company had gone before when they staged a play called Ah Kong’s Birthday Party. Considered one of the earliest forms of dinner theatre in Singapore, the interactive production featured actors entertaining each table, karaoke moments, and of course, … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Por Por’s Big Fat Surprise Wedding by Singapore Repertory Theatre

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